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Presentiment (Noun)

Meaning

A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case".

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Examples

  • She awoke in the middle of the night with a presentiment that something terrible was about to happen.
  • As I walked through the dark and abandoned alley, a creeping presentiment settled over me that I was being watched.
  • From the moment I stepped onto the sinking ship, I had a presentiment of doom that refused to subside.
  • As she signed the papers, the wife felt a presentiment of dread about her new business partnership that she couldn't shake off.
  • His mind filled with an uneasy presentiment as he entered the isolated cabin where he would spend the weekend alone.

Synonyms

  • Boding
  • Premonition
  • Foreboding

Hypernyms

  • Apprehensiveness
  • Apprehension

Hyponyms

  • Presage
  • Shadow
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